Design and Technology is taught By

Ms D Hall-Hinds                                 CTL Design and Technology & Food Preparation and Nutrition Teacher
Mr L. Oloyede D&T Teacher & Student Leadership Co-ordinator
Ms G. Nessa D&T Teacher
Ms H. Howe D&T Teacher
Ms S. Danis D&T Teacher
Ms Z. Jalil D&T Teacher

 

Curriculum Overview (Design & Technology) - KS3 & KS4  

Key Stage 3 

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7
  • Health & Safety and Hazards
  • Forces and Loads
  •  Mechanisms and Motions
  • Aerodynamics
  • Triangulations and Designing
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Structures and Environment
  • Earthquake
  • Designing
  • Intro to tools, function, Health and Safety
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment  & End of term Assessment


 
  • Health & Safety and Hazards
  • Forces and Loads
  •  Mechanisms and Motions
  • Aerodynamics
  • Triangulations and Designing
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Structures and Environment
  • Earthquake
  • Designing
  • Intro to tools, function, Health and Safety
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment
  • Health & Safety and Hazards
  • Forces and Loads
  •  Mechanisms and Motions
  • Aerodynamics
  • Triangulations and Designing
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Making - paper straw structure
  • Structures and Environment
  • Earthquake
  • Designing
  • Intro to tools, function, Health and Safety
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment

Year 8
  • Health and Safety in the workshop and hazards
  • Sustainability
  • Product Analysis - ACCESSFM
  •  Typography
  •  Isometric Drawing technique
  • Package Net Design - Isometric Drawing technique
  • .User Centred Design - Client profile
  • 2. Design Specification
  • Tools, Function, Health and Safety
  • Making (practical)
  • Manufacturing Process - Vacuum Forming
  • Finishing Package design
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment
  • Health and Safety in the workshop and hazards
  • Sustainability
  • Product Analysis - ACCESSFM
  •  Typography
  •  Isometric Drawing technique
  • Package Net Design - Isometric Drawing technique
  • .User Centred Design - Client profile
  • 2. Design Specification
  • Tools, Function, Health and Safety
  • Making (practical)
  • Manufacturing Process - Vacuum Forming
  • Finishing Package design
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment

 
  • Health and Safety in the workshop and hazards
  • Sustainability
  • Product Analysis - ACCESSFM
  •  Typography
  •  Isometric Drawing technique
  • Package Net Design - Isometric Drawing technique
  • .User Centred Design - Client profile
  • 2. Design Specification
  • Tools, Function, Health and Safety
  • Making (practical)
  • Manufacturing Process - Vacuum Forming
  • Finishing Package design
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment

 

Year 9
  • Tools, Health and safety and function
  • Practical - working on Chassis
  • Electronic systems- components and functions
  • Intro to soldering
  • Electricity
  • Resistor
  •  OHM’s law
  • Gears
  • Manufacturing flow chart
  • Work of others - building inspiration
  • Rendering skills
  • Designing -  Car shell
  • Assembling Mini car - mechanical and electrical aspects
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment  & End of term Assessment

 
  • Tools, Health and safety and function
  • Practical - working on Chassis
  • Electronic systems- components and functions
  • Intro to soldering
  • Electricity
  • Resistor
  •  OHM’s law
  • Gears
  • Manufacturing flow chart
  • Work of others - building inspiration
  • Rendering skills
  • Designing -  Car shell
  • Assembling Mini car - mechanical and electrical aspects
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment
  • Tools, Health and safety and function
  • Practical - working on Chassis
  • Electronic systems- components and functions
  • Intro to soldering
  • Electricity
  • Resistor
  •  OHM’s law
  • Gears
  • Manufacturing flow chart
  • Work of others - building inspiration
  • Rendering skills
  • Designing -  Car shell
  • Assembling Mini car - mechanical and electrical aspects
 

Assessments : 

Mid-term Assessment & End of term Assessment

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

GCSE Design and Technology

AQA

Theory:

  • Written exam: 2 hours
  • 100 marks
  • 50% of GCSE

 

Coursework and Making:

  • Non-exam assessment (NEA): 30–35 hours approx in lessons
  • 100 marks
  • 50% of GCSE

 

Summer GCSE

NEA is completed March of Year 11 

Internally assessed in April of Year 11 to be externally moderated in May of Year 11 

Curriculum Overview (Food Preparation & Nutrition) - KS3 & KS4  

Key Stage 3 

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7
  • Food Hygiene    
  • Kitchen safety  
  • Kitchen equipment  
  • Food storage
  • Weighing and measuring
  • ( Food Choice) Seasonality
  • Food Preparation Skills
  • Nutrients
  • Healthy Eating

 

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term  


End of Term Assessment  Theory

Practical)
 
  • Food Hygiene    
  • Kitchen safety  
  • Kitchen equipment  
  • Food storage
  • Weighing and measuring
  • ( Food Choice) Seasonality              
  • Food Preparation Skills
  • Nutrients
  • Healthy Eating

 

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term  


End of Term Assessment  Theory & Practical)
 
  • Food Hygiene    
  • Kitchen safety  
  • Kitchen equipment  
  • Food storage
  • Weighing and measuring
  • ( Food Choice) Seasonality              
  • Food Preparation Skills
  • Nutrients
  • Healthy Eating

 

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term

 
 

End of Term Assessment  Theory & Practical)

Year 8
  • ​​​​Review Hygiene  
  • Kitchen safety (topic review from year 7)
  •  Weighing and measuring  (topic review from year 7)
  • Healthy Eating
  • Food and season (Topic review from year 7)
  •   Nutritional analysis
  •   Analyse the teenage meal.
  • Methods of Cooking Food
  • Food poisoning bacteria

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term  

End of Term Assessment  Theory & Practical)

 
  • ​​​​Review Hygiene  
  • Kitchen safety (topic review from year 7)
  •  Weighing and measuring  (topic review from year 7)
  • Healthy Eating
  • Food and season (Topic review from year 7)
  •   Nutritional analysis
  •   Analyse the teenage meal.
  • Methods of Cooking Food
  • Food poisoning bacteria

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term  

End of Term Assessment  Theory & Practical)
  • ​​​​Review Hygiene  
  • Kitchen safety (topic review from year 7)
  •  Weighing and measuring  (topic review from year 7)
  • Healthy Eating
  • Food and season (Topic review from year 7)
  •   Nutritional analysis
  •   Analyse the teenage meal.
  • Methods of Cooking Food
  • Food poisoning bacteria

Mid Term Assessment (Theory & Practical) Half Term  

End of Term Assessment  Theory & Practical)

Year 9
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Food Science
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Food Science
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Food Science

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

Food Preparation and Nutrition

AQA

Theory Examination: 50%  (Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes). 100 marks available 

NEA  -Practical  Examination 50%

  1. Food investigation (30 marks)
  2. Food preparation assessment (70 marks)

Summer GCSE

NEA 1 is completed January of Year 11 

NEA 2 is completed in April of Year 11. 

Both are internally assessed in April of Year 11 to be externally moderated in May of Year 11

Curriculum Overview (Hospitality & Catering) KS4  

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

Hospitality & Catering

WJEC

Unit 1  -The Hospitality and Catering industry : Theory Examination: 40%  (Written exam: 1 hour 20 minutes). 80 marks available

Unit 2 Hospitality and Catering in action: Practical: 60% 80 marks available

 

Summer GCSE

Completed between October & March of year 11. Internally assessed in April of Year 11 to be externally moderated in May of Year 11.

Accessibility & Inclusion

  • Adaptive teaching strategies: embedding a variety of strategies in our pedagogy to meet student needs including scaffolding, diagnostic questioning to address misconceptions, modelling (I do, We do, You do), retrieval practice, live feedback, key vocabulary support, targeted questioning, and the application of regular formative assessment. Higher and Foundation pathways in our schemes of learning enable units of learning to be delivered at an appropriately challenging and measured pace for students
  • Equipment modifications   - Pots with liquid level indicators, Easy grip whisks
  • Kitchen layout
  • Pre-prepared ingredients - Weigh out ingredients with students so students do not feel overwhelmed and not complete the task 
  • Visual recipes
  • Time management support -Recipes with time allowed for each step to support the practical process.
  • Scaffolding -written tasks with clear steps chunked to reduce cognitive overload 
  • Writing frames-When students need to do sensory evaluation, a word bank is provided.
  • Demonstrations -Teacher demonstration/modelling best practice; Teacher and students step by step demonstrations

Useful websites:

www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

www.technologystudent.com/

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552/specification-at-a-glance